Mrs. Gimpelevich's Music Notes

First, I'd like to shout out to Graham Hepburn for creating "Quaver's Marvelous World of Music." What a musical treasure this interactive website has become in my classroom. I had the pleasure of meeting Graham a few years ago, when my school system introduced us to his interactive curriculum and purchased it for the entire county to use. I'm so overjoyed that my students at The Davis Academy get to meet Quaver as well! The resources are endless, the opportunities are amazing

Sometimes it feels like I graduated college yesterday and landed my first teaching job. Other days, I feel like I've been at it for so long, that I'm teaching like a robot. Each year, I tell myself that I'm going to incorporate new ideas, new lessons, and more technology. Sometimes I focus so much on changing what already works, that I miss out on quality opportunities with my students. I rush through a PowerPoint or Prezi slideshow so I can get to the "meat" of the lesson, t